Match-box holder



Aug. 21, 1 9 28. 0. MARCH MATCH BOX HOLDER Filed March 1927 VENTOR ATTORN EY Patented Aug. 21, 1928.

U NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' CARL MARCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MATClI-BOX HOLDER.

Original application filed September 8, 1-926, Serial No. 134,316.Divided and this application filed March 4, 1927. Serial No. 172,862.

This invention relates to match box holders and is a divisionalapplication of my application Serial No. 134,316, filed Septemher 8,1926, which has matured into patent No. 1,637,260, issued July 26, 1927.

The general object of the present invention is to provide a match boxholder designed to receive a box of matches commonly known as safetymatches which are generally contained in a match carrier slidablymounted in a cover and said holder will not only prevent the box frombeing damaged but includes means for automatically arranging the carrierto open position when it is desired to move a match therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder for match boxesthat is extremely simple in construction, neat in appearance, strong anddurable and 1S 1nexpensive to manufacture.

'This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, il-

@ lustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out inthe appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompany ng drawings wherein like characters denote l1ke orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a front elevation of the holder which forms the subjectmatter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the parts in open position. b

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the body of the match box holder.

Referring to the drawings in detail the letter A indicates a match boxof the usual construction and which includes a match carrier and a covertherefor. The holder is provided with a body 1 preferably formed frommetal and includes a bottom 2, end walls 3 and 4, and front and rearwalls 5 and 6. The latter walls have their ends spaced from the endwalls as best shown in Figure 4 of the drawings.

The match box A is disposed between the respective walls and is bestshown in Figure 4, the walls 5 and 6 are of the same size, and terminatebelow the walls 3 and 4, while the wall 3 terminates below the wall 4. Aflexible covering 7 has one end arranged upon the upper edge of the wall4 and secured thereto by a thread and the like which passes throughparallel openings 8 formed in said wall 4. The flexible covering alsocovers the bottom, and end wall 3, and is secured to the end wall-3 by athread which passes through openings 9. The flexible covering thence isarranged in substantially U-shaped formation as best shown in Figure 1and is provided with a socketed mem-- ber 10 adapted to be associatedwith the stud member 11. Secured to the bottom 2 of the body is one endconvolution of a substantially conical shape coil spring 12 while theuppermost and largest convolution of said spring 12 is secured to afollower plate 13 adapted to engage the carrier of the box of matches asbest shown in Figure 2 and for elevating the same as shown in saidfigure when the flexible covering 7 is released.

From. the above description and disclosure of the drawings, it will beobvious that the match box holder which forms the sub j ect matter ofthe present invention not only adequately protects a box of matches frombeing damaged while being carried in the pocket of a user, but when thesecuring means of the flexible cover is released, the coil springs willautomatically elevate the carrier to its open position as shown inFigure 2, and so that a match may be easily and readily removed.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

lVhat I claim is:

A match box holder of the character de scribed comprising a bodyincluding a bottom, end walls of a different height secured to saidbottom and being provided with openings adjacent the upper edgesthereof, front and rear walls of uniform size and being arranged inspaced relation from the end walls, a substantially conical shape coilspring having one end convolution secured to the bottom, a followersecured to the uppermost and largest convolution of said spring, andbeing adapted to engage the carrier of a match box disposed in saidbody, flexible means secured to said end Walls and underlying saidbottom, threads passing through said openings for securing said coveringto said end Walls, said flexible strip being arranged in substantiallyU-shaped formation from its connection with one end Wall and means forsecuring the ends of said flexible strip together about the top of thecarrier for retaining the latter in closed position against the tensionof the spring.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CARL MARCH.

